The Luxury Network International Magazine Issue 22

Bits of
Glitz
BIG BANG
UNICO BERLUTI
COLD BROWN
Initiated four years ago, the collaboration between
the French men’s fashion house Berluti and the
watchmaking manufacture Hublot has given life to a
series of unforgettable watches. Bringing together the
former’s legendary Venezia leather and its patina with
the latter’s art of fusion of materials, these different
models have all had the Hublot Classic Fusion watch
as their base.
For this new reveal, the two Houses have gone back to
the drawing board working hand in hand with Kris Van
Assche, creative Director of Berluti, to design a model
based for the first time on the iconic Big Bang Unico
chronograph.
For the first time, the emblematic
Men’s fashion house and
the watchmaker, both master of
exceptional craftmanship, are
focusing on the Big Bang Unico
chronograph, for a limited series.
“The Big Bang chronograph’s strong, unmistakeable and
modern identity reflects the new Berluti’s universe and
lifestyle. The patina is our trademark, usually present in
our shoes and leather goods, but all that know-how can
also be used for something totally different. Bringing the
Cold Brown patina - which was inspired by an archive
patina and renewed through a glaçage process to obtain
a rich, cutting edge colour - to the Big Bang Unico is
an opportunity for Berluti’s craft to be discovered in a
new context. Using our tradition and heritage in innovative,
forward thinking ways has opened up a world
of possibilities.” - Kris Van Assche, Creative Director of
BERLUTI
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